Why? Curious. Hal
and I saw several Bond films in a Bond festival in the early 70’s and enjoyed
them. Sean Connery is the only Bond we have ever seen.Friends have said later actors have been good
too. And with Judi Dench they can’t be all bad.So we bought the box...

Seen: April 5, 2015

What a phenomenon this is. More than fifty years of
the same character. Changing, evolving, developing with the times. But always 007.

So now the last one to date.

How many more of these bizarre opening chases can they
think up? And how can each one be more
exciting than the last?

I don’t suppose he can really be dead. Can he? He’s
another film to appear in. They’re filming it as I write.

But there’s his obituary. And funeral.

And M is being retired. But she refuses to go.

‘Brave new world.’
Says Bond to young Q.

Indeed. Yes. Bond is alive but he’s regarded as past
it. Obsolete. Old. And Q – is young. And cheeky.

Humour has returned to the Bond films. Grimness has not left but much of the exotic
glitter is also back, mixed with the austerity.

It’s quite ingenious how they weave some of the old
goodies into this Brave New World.

I hold my breath for the last half of the film.

Wow.

4* of 5

PS The Bond saga is over for now. It has been fun. Though
there were times when we were close to abandoning the project. There are some very bad Bond films. But now I’m
glad we stayed with it.

I have to admit that my stubborn insistence that
Connery is the only Bond is wrong. Best
is clearly Daniel Craig. Pierce Brosnan is a strong second place. Sean Connery
is an inglorious third, Roger Moore a suave but silly fourth, Timothy Dalton an
unrememberable fifth and that poor George bloke is best forgotten.

An amazing ending. We might have to go and see Daniel
Craig in Spectre at the cinema this
summer. Can’t wait for the DVD.